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Text and Interpretation: Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq and His Legacy in Islamic Law by Hossein Modarressi 9780674271890

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Text and Interpretation examines the main characteristics of the legal thought of Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq, preeminent religious scholar jurist of Medina in the first half of the second century of the Muslim calendar. This book presents an intellectual history of how the Ja'fari school began and examines the scholar's interpretive approach.

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Hossein Modarressi is Bayard Dodge Professor of Near Eastern Studies at Princeton University.

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Scholars of Islamic legal studies can only be grateful for the continued presence and energy of [Modarressi]...In a nonornate style, Modarressi provides an account of the life and views of the eponym of one of Islam's longest traditions of legal reasoning, and of how his example served as a basis for a school of law that can claim 200 million followers today-in Islam's fifteenth century. -- Ahmad Atif Ahmad * Journal of the American Oriental Society *
Ja'far al-Sadiq is a key figure in the formation of Shi'i law, Hossein Modarressi's expertise in the field is legendary, and the book brings together a trove of information that is otherwise scattered in a plethora of arcane sources. -- Michael Cook, Princeton University
This study constitutes an impressive and significant contribution to Islamic legal studies. It provides an unparalleled insight into the legal thought of the founder of the Ja'fari school, and can also serve as a reliable introduction to major aspects of Twelver Shi'i law. The novelty of the approach, the wealth of information provided, the fine rendition of judiciously chosen texts, and the masterful elucidation and analysis of legal terms and concepts will all be of great value to students of the Islamic legal tradition. -- Etan Kohlberg, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
This book represents a lifetime's research and thinking about the legal thought of Ja'far al-Sadiq, one of the most important figures in the history of the Shi'i tradition. Most broadly, it is a major contribution toward a better understanding of the formative history of Shi'ism, on the one hand, and of Islamic law in its first centuries, on the other. It will be the standard work of reference on early Shi'ism for many years to come. -- M. Qasim Zaman, Princeton University



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ISBN 9780674271890
Author Hossein Modarressi
Format Hardback
Page Count 456
Imprint Harvard University Press
Publisher Harvard University Press

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